Hampton Maritime Center

Boaters visiting downtown Hampton now have a new place to call home. The Hampton Maritime Center (formerly the Cousteau Society) is located in the iconic octogonal building right at the waterfront, in a design based on an historic Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse.

Inside boaters will find free WiFi, weather broadcast 24 hours day, a book exchange, Hampton hats and T-shirts for sale and hot coffee.

You can drop off your laundry for cleaning, ship UPS or Fed-ex, reserve a rental car, borrow a bicycle to go exploring, or book a Hampton Harbor Tour.

Don't forget to pick up a welcome bag filled with maps, brochures and other goodies, to help you explore this great historic city, celebrating its 400th anniversary this year.

Great American Dock Party photos

Hampton's first-ever Great American Dock Party was a fun weekend June 4-6, 2010 on the Hampton river with fun on the water, a rousing corn hole tournament and live music by local talent Phoebus Rio! Check in with Hampton Public Piers for more fun events.

Southall Marina boaters clean the bay!

Cheers to Southhall Landings Marina boaters who cleaned up the Long Creek Waterway and shoreline! On June 5 a team of four dinghy crews collected over 200 pounds of trash from the marshes, beaches and shorelines.